The moment Dr. Pierce said Alex was coming, my entire body went rigid and a sharp wave of panic surged through me and made my heart slam against my ribs so hard that it hurt.
No. No. No.
This couldn’t be happening.
I struggled to sit up while my hands gripped the hospital blanket tightly. My breaths came faster and shallower until my chest felt like it was caving in.
“Whoa, whoa.” Dr. Pierce frowned as she stepped closer. “Sophia, what’s wrong?”
I didn’t answer. I couldn’t answer. What could I say when my mind was running a thousand miles per hour and desperately searching for a solution…for an escape.
Alex couldn’t see me here. Not like this. Absolutely not.
Dr. Pierce’s voice was filled with panic as she said to me with an urgent tone, “Sophia, talk to me. You’re scaring me.”
